CreateDirectory

CreateDirectory creates a new directory. If the underlying file system supports security on files and directories, this function applies a specified security descriptor to the new directory.

Syntax

BOOL CreateDirectory(
    LPCTSTR lpPathName,
    LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSecurityAttributes
);

Parameters

lpPathName

A pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the path of the directory to be created.

There is a default string size limit for paths of 260 characters. This limit is related to how CreateDirectory parses paths.

lpSecurityAttributes

Ignored.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, it returns TRUE. If the function fails, it returns FALSE.. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Requirements

See Also:

• CreateFile